For juveniles placed on informal probation after being deducted from court or as part of a consent judgment or a stay of prosecution agreement, failure to comply with probation rules may result in a return to court and a formal decision. Article 727 of the Code of Social Welfare and Institutions – Under this article, a minor may be released on parole without supervision under special conditions prescribed by the court. Juvenile probation – also known as juvenile probation – is a court-imposed intervention in which young people stay at home under the supervision of a juvenile probation officer. During the probationary period, young people are generally required to follow the rules and conditions contained in their probation orders, such as curfews, random searches and prohibitions on communicating with them, and to report regularly to their probation officers, attend mandatory meetings, engage in community service or make amends. Article 725 (a) of the Code of Social Welfare and Institutions – Under this article, a minor may be placed on probation without being declared a ward of the court. The duration of the monitoring shall not exceed six months. Juvenile probation officers are generally required to take a drug test and conduct a criminal history investigation. A conviction for a felony may deter an applicant from becoming a juvenile probation officer. Candidates must be physically able to travel, meet with clients, and perform other duties. They must have computer skills and be familiar with databases, and they must have a valid driver`s license to drive a vehicle in their condition. Every person on probation, whether adult or juvenile, is assigned to a case officer known as a probation officer and must report regularly to the probation officer. The probation officer has two tasks.
Article 654.2 of the Code of Social Welfare and Institutions – Under article 654, a minor arrested for a minor offence may be distracted by the juvenile criminal court and placed under supervised supervision for a period of up to six months instead of being declared a ward of the court. If the minor meets requirements 654, he or she does receive a „non-file” and the case is not referred to the prosecutor`s office for review. Section 725 (b) of Section 725 (b) – Under this section, the juvenile is declared a ward of the court and placed under the supervision of the Probation Department for six months or less. Young people of colour – particularly Black and Native American youth – are overrepresented in probation cases, as they are at every other stage of the juvenile court process. In 2019, black teens were three times more likely to be put on probation than white youth, according to federal data. The rate of young Native Americans exceeded that of their white peers by two and a half times. The rate for Latino youth was also higher than for white youth, but inconsistent data categories and reporting practices among juvenile justice agency demographics on Latino youth make this number less accurate. Of the youth detained in 2019 for technical probation violations — breaking probation rules can be a gateway to deeper, punitive participation in the system — two-thirds were youth of color. There are many differences between the adult criminal court and the juvenile criminal court. One of the main differences is the involvement of the probation service. Generally, in adult criminal courts, only those convicted of crimes are placed on supervised probation.
Even then, the probation officer usually only intervenes in the trial if the defendant is accused of violating the terms of probation. In contrast, probation officers are closely involved in all stages of the juvenile justice process. Most juveniles who are declared wards of the court are released on probation and do not commit any offence during the probation period. Any violation may result in the juvenile being detained and even revoked probation. Difficulties in domestic or school life must be reported immediately to the juvenile`s probation officer. This condition is in place for juvenile probation officers to act as advocates for the rehabilitation of the minor, which may include finding appropriate guardians to maximize pedagogical performance or organizing mediation for parents who have difficulty communicating with their minor. The different types of probation supervision include community school placement, home supervision (which may include electronic home monitoring), group home placement or probation camp placement. Probation officers walk a fine line, striking a balance between integrating an offender into society and deciding when probation violations may require further restrictions. In the case of juvenile offenders, the task is even more demanding, as the officer must take into account the changing legal, social and emotional status of the juveniles concerned.